Chapter 39

In the morning of the same day, Caiyi Cloth Store put up a notice of temporary closure. The Wang family and the prime minister jointly demanded that the Caiyi cloth shop be closed, which aroused great repercussions among the people. The people who don't weave are very annoyed at the prime minister's meddling; while the people who weave for a living applaud.

But everyone is waiting, waiting for Li Xian to come back.

In the evening of the next day, when the colored lights on the city wall were lit up, a huge team finally appeared in the sight of the people of the imperial capital.

Shangguan Yong, Zhang Quan, and Yuan Zhao, who were waiting at the gate of the city, also had tears in their eyes.

"Brother Xian is back, things will be easier now." These are Shangguan Yong's words.

Yuan Zhao nodded: "That's right, everything will be easy when the younger brother comes."

"I don't think so!" Zhang Quan squinted his small eyes and chuckled, "Your brother's recent performance is very surprising. Just watch it, it will be strange if you don't make any movement!"

"Okay, okay, I like excitement, I like excitement the most." Yuan Zhao is also a master who is afraid of chaos in the world.

Before Li Xian's motorcade approached, Yuan Zhao ran over from a long distance and jumped onto Li Xian's carriage at once, "Brother Xian, you miss me so much."

Li Xian looked at Yuan Zhao, and immediately smiled, "Tell me, what problem did you encounter. I guess, is the effect of hunger marketing too popular, causing the crowd to be angry?"

"Wow! My dear brother, you are so powerful, how did you guess that?" Yuan Zhao's eyes were filled with admiration.

"It's not easy. I came up with the concept of hunger marketing. Of course I know what the consequences will be." Li Xian was so proud that he was looking at the sky with his nostrils.

"Then, dear brother, is there anything you can do? Let me tell you, the emperor is concerned, the situation is like this...so..."

Yuan Zhao happily told what happened in the court hall.

"How difficult is this!" Li Xian didn't care, "I'm going to hold a trade fair. You go and get all the items, they must be commodities. It doesn't matter if it's ordinary tables and chairs, jade swords, or even exercises. What, in short, as long as it can be sold, and it can be sold, get it all for me. There are three days before the Chinese New Year, and we will start holding a trade fair tomorrow.

90% of the cloth price they can't accept? Hmph, at the fair tomorrow, all items will be 10% off!

If the price of cloth is 10% off, it will be 20% off.

In addition to sales, we also hold activities such as lucky draws and gifts to mobilize the popularity of the entire imperial capital. I have already thought of the slogan of the fair - have a cheap new year. "

"Isn't this the new year's goods market? There's not much new ideas!" Yuan Zhao expressed contempt for Li Xian.

"Yes, it's the New Year's goods market, but our New Year's goods market is completely different from other people's. Just go and prepare the goods, I promise it will be absolutely wonderful."

"Okay, okay, I'll trust Brother Xian, and I'll go back and prepare." Yuan Zhao ran away, his speed was so fast.

Zhang Quan and Shangguan Yong also came up to chat for a few words, and then dispersed. Afterwards, Li Xian only brought a few people into Wuyang City, while the caravan left in a mighty way, and stayed in Li's residence outside Wuyang City.

Li Xian didn't know that such a powerful caravan and guards couldn't enter the city, but he still had to lead the caravan to "show off its power" in preparation for tomorrow's trade fair. I also want to tell others - I, Li Xian, are back!

But on Li Xian's own carriage, there are four large boxes with a square meter. This is a crystal chandelier, which is dedicated to the emperor as a tribute - there is no advertising pen that is better marked with the word "Queen".

In addition, there was a simple textile machine on a carriage behind Li Xian. After hearing that the hunger marketing strategy was "more successful" than he expected, Li Xian moved a textile machine down.

After entering the city, Li Xian met with his father first, and discussed the general situation and strategy with him. After an hour, he left Li's mansion and went directly to the palace to meet the emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor received Li Xian very kindly, and it seemed that all the problems had been forgotten, including the fact that Li Xian was several days late in returning to Beijing to report on his duties. "Li Xian, give me a seat."

Li Xian had already received advice from Li Yulong before he came, so he did not do it carelessly, but bowed first: "Your Majesty, I beg your pardon for being late in my duty report."

"Forgiveness is fine, but tell me, why is it late?"

"To prepare a New Year's gift for His Majesty. The gift is on the carriage."

"Fu Minghui, go and move the things on the carriage in."

"Yes." Fu Minghui went out with a few guards.

Only then did Li Xian know that the head of the guard who was next to the emperor and had read the imperial decree to him twice was named Fu Minghui. In the past, Li Xian never inquired about the affairs of the palace, which was very taboo.

After a while, Fu Minghui moved in the items, four large boxes and a simple loom.

"Is this a textile machine?" Obviously His Majesty knew it; although the textile machine in front of him seemed a little weird.

Li Xian smiled slightly, but did not mention the loom, but pointed to four boxes that had obviously been opened, "Your Majesty, this is a New Year's gift prepared by me. In order to make this gift, I specially purchased seaweed from the Sea Clan. Soul thread."

"Sea Soul Silk? Alright, let me open it and see what it is that actually uses Sea Soul Silk."

"Your Majesty, this is a chandelier, which must be hung on the beams of the house. Here..."

"The chandelier, all right, just hang it in this hall."

His Majesty the Emperor agreed, Li Xian immediately got busy, and Fu Minghui came to help with a group of guards; a moment later, the crystal chandelier was hung.

The top of the crystal chandelier is suspended by five stainless steel hooks. The entire crystal chandelier is made of golden yellow crystal glass, occasionally inlaid with a little purple or red glass prism of different luster, which is beautiful.

The luminous lamp head above is in the shape of an upside-down gourd, and there are more than 30 crystal strings with a length of one foot hanging below, almost dragging to the ground; multi-layered prisms with various shapes reflect the Gorgeous brilliance, dreamlike, luxurious and splendid.

A "cable" made of golden silk was carefully hidden in the gaps between the beams of the house, and finally extended to the wall next to it, linking to a switch carved with the finest jade.

"Your Majesty, please." Li Xian gave the emperor the opportunity to use the switch for the first time.

"Okay, it's very beautiful." His Majesty the Emperor had long felt itchy, and pressed the switch very familiarly. After a faint wave of spiritual energy, the chandelier turned on!

The golden, but slightly soft light shines, and the prism scatters the light, making it dazzling.

"Turn off the rest of the colored lights."

His Majesty gave an order, and the surrounding guards hurriedly turned off the lights. After all the colored lights were turned off, the lonely golden chandelier showed indescribable nobility and magnificence; the other and color prisms dotted in the golden prisms played a finishing role, making the solemn lights more colorful. Lively and stunning.

Under the shroud of golden light, the hall showed an inexplicable majesty, the whole hall seemed to be shrouded in a layer of majesty of the emperor; and the slightly soft light seemed to show the emperor's grace.

"Good!" The emperor was overjoyed.

After a long time of joy, His Majesty finally thought of the loom. "Li Xian, is there anything special about this loom?"

Only then did Li Xian explain the brand new loom himself.

Needless to say, His Majesty the Emperor hired a maid to operate the spinning machine, which shocked everyone present.

After a long time, the emperor said with emotion: "That's how it is! No wonder your cloth prices are so low.

It’s just Aiqing (the name has been changed), this loom is really good, but it affects the livelihood of many people. This... is difficult for me? "

The contempt in Li Xian's heart, you only have this kind of virtue. Of course, what you think is not important, what you say is the most important thing: "Your Majesty, I have a few ideas.

First, please Your Majesty give a name to the textile machine.

Second, I have just explained the textile machine technology clearly. Your Majesty can completely set up a large textile workshop by the state and recruit common people to participate in the factory textile. Then His Majesty will be able to control the national textile market.

Think about it, Your Majesty, as long as you have 100,000 textile machines under your command, not only can people across the country live comfortably, but you can even sell cloth abroad.

Your Majesty, we purchase raw materials from abroad, process them into cloth, and then sell them abroad. Almost 20 bolts of cloth can make a pure profit of one tael of silver.

100,000 textile machines can produce about 30 million pieces of cloth a year, which is a net profit of 1.5 million taels of silver. What kind of huge wealth is that? "

Next, Li Xian instilled in His Majesty the concepts of export trade, trade surplus and trade deficit, industry and commerce to enrich the country, and industrialized society; It's just that Young Master Li has selectively forgotten the idea of ​​industrial and commercial taxation instead of agricultural taxation.

Gradually, His Majesty the Emperor had already walked down the steps, and stood in front of Li Xian to listen, occasionally asking for some details.

After a long time, Li Xian finally concluded, "Therefore, the technology cannot be leaked, and the border must be sealed off.

Secondly, we need to grow enough food, but also to grow a certain amount of cotton and hemp, and to raise a certain amount of sericulture; in this way, we will not be controlled by others.

Thirdly, it is necessary to draw in domestic forces so that everyone can engage in industry and commerce together.

In the end, when we have money, we can arm more soldiers and train more powerful practitioners; then military and business go hand in hand. In this way, not only will the Great Xia Kingdom flourish, but it will even expand its borders and sweep the world! "

"Okay!" His Majesty the Emperor has been blown away by Li Xian, and he can't find the southeast, northwest, and only feels that his blood is boiling.

Finally, Li Xian finally put forward his purpose: "So Your Majesty, I am going to hold a trade fair tomorrow called 'Industrial Expo'."

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty, please give the spinning machine a name."

His Majesty the Emperor was in high spirits: "Come here, I will serve you with pen and ink!"

After a while, His Majesty the Emperor personally picked up the pen, and wrote two pages (imperial decree) in big characters:

The first page: Industrial Expo;

The second page: Colored clothing spinning machine.

The colorful clothes spinning machine, His Majesty the Emperor said that all citizens should wear colorful clothes.

Then stamped the seal and handed the two imperial decrees to Li Xian, "Ai Qing, it's up to you tomorrow."

Li Xian was "tearful of gratitude" and "guaranteed to satisfy His Majesty."

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